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OUTSIDER COACH #4 – PHILIP O’CALLAGHAN

by swans05, posted in Training/Coaching Articles

I came across Philip some years ago as he began his search on mastering a constraints-led approach to his tennis coaching. He’s based in Ireland so also expect some references to various Gaelic sports. Since than he has posted his journey of learning and now implementing everything he has learnt and posts very easily digestible...

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OUTSIDER COACH #3 – STEVE MAGNESS

by swans05, posted in Training/Coaching Articles

Steve Magness is a performance coach, author and elite athlete with a very interesting past in elite sport that he has been very open about and is how I think I came to read of him initially. He posts an excellent mix of training and preparation content with a different twist then most other coaches’,...

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OUTSIDER COACH #2 – BENE SCHNEIDERBAUER

by swans05, posted in Training/Coaching Articles

Today we look at notes from German coach Bene Schneiderbauer so the content will be soccer-based but again it can easily be transferred to Aussie Rules Football. He also has a newsletter you can sign up for at https://verticalpossession.com/. TIME AND SPACE The ball carrier needs to find the free player and then know when...

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OUTSIDER COACH #1 – DAVID GARCIA

by swans05, posted in Training/Coaching Articles

I’ve got pages and pages of stuff compiled from all sorts of places with a lot of that coming from coaches that I follow on social media (Twitter’s my preference). Aussie Rules has always taken from other sports so to fully understand coaching tactically and socially, coaches from other sports have plenty to offer for...

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4 LEVELS OF BALL MOVEMENT TRAINING ACTIVITY

by swans05, posted in Training Drills

Often coaches will try and develop a lot of different training activities for variety sakes but with change often comes a loss of focus on the game day principles you’re trying to instill in your players. This also increases prep time and extra training time for players to adjust to the new activity before they...

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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL TRAINING 2026

by swans05, posted in Training Drills

I’m continuing in my role as Senior Women’s Head Coach for season 2026 and we had 7 sessions before breaking for Christmas with 1 focus and that being ball movement. In our first season out of a 4-year recess, and my first year at the club, we had a lot of players new to football...

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10 NEW STREAMLINE TRAINING ACTIVITIES WHITEBOARD EDITION

by swans05, posted in Training Drills

Here’s another whiteboard edition which are still streamlined but require a visual to get started, with activities #212 – #221 consisting of a simple image with a diagram and a quick explanation. #212 – 3v3+2 #213 – WIDE + RUN FROM BEHIND   #214 – 2 PLAYS #215 – 3 GOALS WINS #216 – 5v5...

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ECOLOGICAL FOOTBALL NOTES

by swans05, posted in Training/Coaching Articles

These notes come an article by Mark O’Sullivan, a UEFA Coach and researcher from Sweden and is definitely worth a follow, looking at Ecological Football. Ecological football refers to knowing not just more about football but to know better Players should be active agents in their learning and not just mere receivers of knowledge Agency...

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BRISBANE LIONS BALL MOVEMENT 2025

by swans05, posted in Training/Coaching Articles

The Brisbane Lions have been the best ball movement team in the AFL for years now with a focus on complete control with ball in hand, backed up by once again leading the league with an average of 104.4 marks per game in 2025. But let’s go back a few steps… Ex-West Coast coach Adam...

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LAYERING YOUR TRAINING ACTIVITIES

by swans05, posted in Training Drills

You’ve come up with a great game model but then the questions announce themselves? How will you teach it? How will the players learn it? How will the players retain the concept? What about the mixed ability of the playing group? How can we build it robust enough to stand up in the chaos of...

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